title: CT manifestation of sternoclavicular pyarthrosis in patients with intravenous drug abuse.
abstract: The CT characteristics of three cases of sternoclavicular pyarthrosis are reported. These cases demonstrate the value of CT in the early detection of the septic sternoclavicular joint and the associated osteomyelitis. The role of CT in the follow-up evaluation and guided needle aspirations of these infectious processes is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35233.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D013492:Suppuration